Polyeuctus (name)

Polyeuctus (also Polyeuctes, Polyeuktos, {{langx|grc|Πολύευκτος|Polýeuktos}}) is a Greek name with meaning πολύ + ευκτος, "very" + "desired". The Russian surname Puluektov is derived from it (in slightly different spellings: :ru:Полуэктов, :ru:Полуектов, as well as the noble family of :ru:Полуехтовы (Poluekhtovs)).

Notable people with the name include:

• Polyeuctus of Constantinople (died 970), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
• Polyeuctus of Melitene (died 259), ancient Roman saint
• Polyeuctus of Sphettus (died after 324), Athenian orator, contemporary and political ally of Demosthenes
• {{ill|Metropolitan Anean Polyeuktos |el|Μητροπολίτης Ανέων Πολύευκτος}} (1912–1988), bishop of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, Metropolitan of {{ill|Anean Metropolis|bg|Анейска епархия}}